Jennifer Quigley to head county arts-advisory council

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The Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Council has named Jennifer Quigley, its new chairperson for the 2012-13 year.

Quigley, a member since June 2009. Quigley, a member since June 2009, has served on the Advisory Council's funding and standards committee, as well as the review panels for Cultural Tourism and Cultural Facilities Funding grants. She has also chaired the Public Art Review Board for Orange County.

Quigley was nominated for the Council by the City of Orlando. Her "day job" with WBQ Design & Engineering complements her work in the arts — she has an avid interest in visual art and has previously chaired both the Downtown Arts District board and the Downtown Development Board.

The Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Council was created in 2001 to advise the Board of County Commissioners on its financial investments in the arts and cultural infrastructure of Orange County. The Advisory Council has created a Cultural Tourism Funding program, which supports projects and events designed to attract visitors to the area, and a Cultural Facilities Funding program that provides help with building upkeep, renovation and related needs of the cultural venues in the county.

The first meeting of the Advisory Council for the 2012-13 year will take place at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 16 at the Orange County Administration Center, 201 S. Rosalind Ave., Orlando. All meetings of the Advisory Council are open to the public.